Berkey Avenue Mennonite Fellowship

May 9, 2010

Pastors:  Anita Kehr and Dan Schrock

Youth Pastor:  Lois Stoltzfus Mast

Phone:  (574) 534-2398           e-mail: 

Web-Site:  www.berkeyavenue.org

Eastertide:  Sixth Sunday

Gathering

      Prelude

      Song of Gathering:  Come, now is the time to worship (STJ 9)

      Call to Worship

            Invocation

Praising

      Sing hallelujah, praise the Lord (HWB 67)

      The tree of life (HWB 509)

Offering

      Prayer

      Offertory

Engaging with the Word

      Children’s Time                                                       Deb Williams           

      Song:  Like a mother who has borne us (STJ 91)                        

      Scripture:  2 Timothy 1:1-7

      Sermon:  “Mothering Faith”                                 Jim Brenneman

      Song of Response:  Faith of our mothers (HWB 413)

Holding our World                                              Susan Mark Landis

Congregational Sharing and Praying                             Anita Kehr           

Preparing to Go Out

      Introduction of Visitors

            Please pass the friendship registers.

      Announcements 

      Song of Benediction:  Beloved, God’s chosen (STJ 38)              

      Word of Benediction                                                                   

Childcare is available for infants and toddlers in the nursery during worship.

Worship Participants:

Worship Leader:   Rick Stiffney  

Song Leader:  Greg Smucker

Accompanist:  Paul Leichty

Prelude/Offertory:  Terri Brenneman

Sound/Projection:  Ben Buckwalter

Ushers:  Snyder family

Visuals:  Anne Berry

Nurture Hour begins ten minutes after the end of worship.  Re-gather in the meetingroom for these opportunities:

Please attend the intergenerational adult class of your choice:

*   The Sermon Discussion Class led by David Heusinkveld and Kirk Stiffney meets in the northeast corner of the meetingroom.

*   A women’s class meets in the Jubilee Hall after the children have finished singing.

*   A long-term discussion-based group meets in the southeast corner of the meetingroom.

*   The College-Age Class led by Joe Liechty, John Roth, and Jan and Peter Shetler, meets in the library.

*   A Bible study on “Teachings on Community,” led by Eldon Nafziger, meets in the northwest corner of the meetingroom.

*   Time of Contemplation at Kathy Stiffney’s home, 712 Greene road.

Children from preschool through fifth grade gather after worship for singing in the Jubilee Hall (the large room north of the fellowship hall).  Younger children may go directly to their classroom (see the room assignments below).

*    Infants and 2-year-olds meet in the Nursery.

*    The preschool class meets in “Joyful.”

*    The primary class meets in “Peace.”

*    The middler class meets in “Forgiveness.”

Youth:

The JYF (grades 6-8) and MYF (grades 9-12) meet in their classrooms off of Jubilee Hall.

Newsletters are available on the literature rack in the fellowship hall.